Stamp-inking pad



May 15, 1923.

W. BELL.

STAMP INKING PAD Filed Jan. 9,

AWDRNEY Patented Ma is, 1923.

WILBUR BELL, or MARENGO, IOWA.

STAMP-INKING PAD.

Application filed January 9, 1922. Serial No. 528,032.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, IVILBUR BELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marengo, in the county of Iowa and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stamp-Inking Pads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stationery appatus, particularly to inking pads for rubber stamps and the like, and has for its object the provision of an inking pad of novel construction which is so formed as to provide ample means for retaining a sufficient quan tity of ink to be applied to the rubber stamp or the like when the same is pressed thereupon, the device furthermore including an absorbent covering which will operate to prevent the adhesion of more than the proper quantity of ink onto the rubber stamp and consequently preventing smearing at any time.

Another object is the provision ,of a pad of this character which has for a specific detail the provision of a pad formed primarily of a rubber sponge which has a high degree of absorbing ability soas to contain'a relatively large amount of inkwhich will last quite a while.

An additional object is the provision of a pad of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly efficient in use, durable in service and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pad constructed in accordance with my invention and Figure 2 is a sectional view therethrough.

Referring more particularly to the-drawings I have shown my device as comprising an outer receptacle or container 10 provided with the usual cover 11-which may be either of the hinged or slipped type. Located within this container and suitably secured therein if so desired, is the pad proper which consists of a base 12 which is a rigid plate and which may be a block of wood if preferred.

Mounted upon this base is preferably a sheet i V of absorbent material 13 such as blotter and superposedupon this absorbent element is a rubber sponge 1 1 of any desired thickness and which is adapted to be more or less saturated with the ink to beusedq Disposed upon top of the rubber sponge is a sheet 15 of felt which is :likewise absorbent. The elements 12, 13, 14 and 15 are preferably. en-

closed within a fabric covering 16 which may i be comparatively thin cloth'so as to present a relatively smooth surface upon which the rubber or other stamp to be inked may be pressed. g

In the use of the device it is to be observed that ink of the usual kind employed for this purpose is poured upon the pad and will soak through thefcover 16, felt 15 and-into the sponge 1 4L where it will be retained. l/Vhen a stamp ispressed upon the exposed surface of the fabric 16 it is apparent that a certain quantity of the ink will be pressed out of thesponge and will serve to coat the printing surface of the stamp with thin film. WVhen pressure upon the pad is relieved it is apparentthat the subsequent expansion of the rubber sponge will operate to suck back into itself any surplus ink which have been drawn to the surface by the previously applied pressure. In this way it will be seen that the device .will'supply only a small quantity of ink to the stamp.-

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a yery simply con- .structed and consequently inexpensive ink:

ing pad which will'be very highly efficient in use and which is so constructed thatvarious parts might be separated for effecting cleansing if such should be desired. Owing.

to the simplicity of the construction it is Y apparent that there should be no trouble; with the device, and it should efiiciently perform all the functions for which it is intended. While I have shown and descried the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form,

construction and arrangement of parts as Will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention I 5 claim:

An inking pad comprising a containing receptacle provided with a cover, a base of rigid material mounted Within the receptacle, a sheet of blotter mounted upon the top of the base, a rubber sponge disposed 10 upon the blotter, a sheet of absorbent felt disposed upon the top of the sponge, and a fabric covering for the sponge, felt and base. In testimony whereof I affix my; signature.

WILBUR BELL 

